1. Editors' introduction

   • Amihai Glazer
   • Kai A. Konrad

   Original Papers Pages: 1 - 2

2. The state: Agent or proprietor?

   • Herschel I. Grossman

   Original Papers Pages: 3 - 11

3. Progressive ambition, electoral selection, and the creation of ideologues

   • Joseph E. Harrington Jr.

   Original Papers Pages: 13 - 23

4. Property rights and the evolution of the state

   • Yoram Barzel

   Original Papers Pages: 25 - 51

5. Establishing a reputation for dependability by means of inflation targets

   • Alex Cukierman

   Original Papers Pages: 53 - 76

6. The rationality of revolution

   • Leonard Dudley

   Original Papers Pages: 77 - 103